DOCSLIB.ORG

Per Mazaja Lietuva EN Sujung(1).Pdf

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text

Load more

3 SOUTH BALTIC REGION region. Large land holdings, magnificent palaces, other The Southern Baltic has always been a space where people, massive buildings, an abun- goods, ideas and armies circulated. It is a region of shared histo- dance of parks and greenery ry, linked by family ties, economic activity and border changes. have influenced and now In the course of history, the countries of the region, Sweden, continue to influence the Denmark, Germany, Poland and Lithuania, which are nowadays landscape of the whole re- now well known to everybody, were formed. Linked by com- gion. Attention was paid to mon political, cultural, environmental and economic ties, they the historical and cultural sim- have created the South Baltic Cross-Border Cooperation Pro- ilarities and differences of the gram Interreg in order to strengthen the sustainable develop- manors, their development in ment of the region, increase its competitiveness, and promote the course of history, the cur- integration between people and institutions. rent situation, the problems of The co-operation aims to create the attractiveness and preservation of manor build- common identity of the South Baltic region, to promote the sustainable use of natural resources and cultural heritage, with ings and traditions, wider op- a special focus on tourism, the development of renewable en- portunities for opening man- ergy sources, energy saving and local initiatives. ors to today‘s visitors. Projects improving environmental risk management in the In the course of history, region are supported. Cooperation between people is support- manors in the south-eastern ed in order to use natural, cultural and social resources for the and western parts of the re- The publication was funded by the Interreg V-A South Baltic Cross-Border Cooperation Program project recognition of the region in Europe and the world. gion were significantly dif- “Increasing the value of manor heritage through tourism development measures in rural areas of the One of the initiated Interreg projects „South Baltic Manors“ fered after the Second World South Baltic Region” No. STHB.02.01.00-DE-0140/17 has discovered the rich and unique heritage of manors in the War. In Poland, the Baltic States and East Germany, many man- sions were destroyed during and after the war. After 1989 (the end of the communist re- gime), many manor buildings were restored or rebuilt. The manors of Denmark and Sweden, in contrast to the eastern part of the region, have not been dramatically Direcorate of Rambynas regional The Karšuva circle restored. Many of them still Rambynas regional park routes operate as large agricultural units. Travel and admire the im- pressive landscape of manors in the South Baltic region, Meeting of the “South Baltic Manors” project partners in Rambynas in Lithuania Minor and in Regional Park, September 2019. Rambynas Regional Park! 4 5 LITHUANIA MINOR FROM KlaipėdA TO RAMBYNAS: its abundance of ornate archi- from Pagėgiai, you will en- „island of values“ from the tectural buildings, built in the ter Rambynas Regional Park Rambynas Regional Park Visi- BY BIKE THROUGH THE LANDSCAPE, HISTORY AND MANORS interwar period, and the „Vilni- - a state protected territory tors‘ Centre. Here you will find us Oak“ planted near the old established to preserve the the most important informa- There are about 100 were immediately destroyed and crafts. After the Industrial railway station in 1924. most important values of the tion about the most famous kilometres from Klaipeda during the creation of the col- Revolution of the 19th centu- In the direction of Kaunas, region. We suggest starting manors in the area and other to Rambynas Regional Park. lective farms. Many families ry he began collecting eth- approximately 10 kilometres your acquaintance with this places suitable for visiting. One can get to know this re- from other Lithuanian or Slav- nographic material that is on gion, exceptional for both - its ic countries were accommo- display in this museum. history and natural-cultural dated in the manor buildings. As you approach Ramby- RAMBYNAS REGIONAL PARK 13-kilometer stretch from landscape, while traveling by Some of the buildings turned nas, you will drive through the the confluence of the Nemu- car or public transport. It is into collective farm offices, town of Pagėgiai, famous for Rambynas Regional Park can also see the Bitėnai cem- nas and Jūra rivers and the true, this is a bit of a challenge was established in 1992 in or- etery which is often called the Rambynas sacred mountain, for cyclists, but there are a der to preserve the landscape Pantheon of Lithuania Minor, the border of the park contin- number of different ways of the lower Nemunas, its nat- which houses the remains of ues along the Nemunas (the to travel, such as train and ural ecosystem and the cultur- Vydūnas, Martyna Jankus and largest river in Lithuania) and bike. The sight of the coun- al heritage valuables of Lith- other famous personalities. the state border of Lithuania try is really different than in uania Minor, to manage and The stories of book smug- with the Kaliningrad region of the rest of Lithuania. As you rationally use them. Rambynas glers are also remembered at the Russian Federation. There pass through towns, smaller Regional Park is one of the Rambynas Regional Park. Only are 33 oxbow lakes scattered towns and villages, you will smallest regional parks in Lith- here one can see a colony of in the Nemunas Valley, the clearly notice the old red- uania, with the area of 4788 white storks in Bitėnai. Only largest of which are Merguva brick buildings of former ar- ha. In the territory of the park here herb of grace grows. and Bitežeris. chitecture of former manors, there are 8 nature reserves There are 8 villages in In order to ensure the pro- schools and other purposes. where the greatest natural and the park (Bitėnai, Bardėnai, tection of natural and cultural It is a historical land of East cultural values of the Ramby- Šereiklaukis, Opstainys, Rau- heritage values in Rambynas Prussia, called Klaipėda re- Hugo Scheu Manor - Museum in Šilutė. www.silutesmuziejus.lt nas area are protected - urban dondvaris, Pempynė, Vilkyškiai Regional Park, the Ramby- gion. Now this region is called elements of Vilkyškiai old town, and a part of Lumpėnai), with nas Regional Park Directorate Lithuania Minor. The region warehouses, or were simply extremely expressive forms of about 1340 residents, 247 ha was established on January 1, was rich and advanced in demolished, using solid red Vilkyškiai ridge and geomor- of water bodies. In the the 2001. cultural and economic terms, bricks for farm construction. phology, buildings and green- which influenced the manner After Lithuania regained in- ery architecture of Šereiklaukis Panorama from Rambynas Hill of construction of farm and dependence, the manors are Manor, forest ecosystems and public buildings. The land revived and their history and biodiversity in Šereiklaukis and was rich in larger and smaller culture are restored. Many of Rambynas. mansions and manors. Life in them have become real tour- The park preserves a small East Prussia changed dramat- ist attractions. but extremely valuable frag- ically after World War II. The Traveling from Klaipeda ment of the Nemunas valley manors, as an economic and to Rambynas, you can visit with the famous Rambynas cultural unit, were destroyed. the museum located in Šilutė hill, the bend of Ragainė, the The new system created col- Hugo Scheu Manor. Hugo confluence of the Jūra and lective farms. Manors with all Scheu was a well-known fig- „Vilnius Oak“ in Pagėgiai, 2018. the Nemunas, with many ox- the buildings and inventory ure in East Prussian economy photo by D. Milašauskienė bow lakes (žiogiai). Here one 6 7 IMAGES OF RAMBYNAS – get acquainted not only with the life and activities MEMORABLE, UNIQUE, ENCHANTING of Martynas Jankus, but also with the history of the The Rambynas Landscape Reserve is intended to preserve and exhibit the landscape of book of Lithuania Minor, the Rambynas Hill area, the ethnographically valuable villages of Bitėnai and Bardėnai as well printers, cultural and po- as natural and cultural values. litical figures. The museum is located on the cozy and picturesque bank of the RAMBYNAS HILL surrounding of forests and meadows, animals Bitė stresam, where vari- Rambynas Hill is a famous old shrine. It is and other assets of the regional park. The Visi- ous events take place dur- the most honorable place in Lithuania Minor, tor Center also offers films in Lithuanian, Eng- ing the tourist season. which was the spiritual center of the Balts lish and German about the history and present (Skalviai tribe) for centuries. On Rambynas of the Rambynas area, as well as information Rambynas Hill Hill, the old Baltic sanctuary existed even until publications and souvenirs. 1811. After the destruction of the sacred stone of sacrifices, the land began to be haunted by BITėnai - Užbičiai CEMETERY calamity. The mountain collapsed three times. The Bitėnai - Užbičiai Cemetery of excep- In 1835, the holy place of the mountain fell tional beauty and exemplary management is into the Nemunas. Nowadays, Rambynas is located on the high right bank of the Nemu- not only a sanctuary, but also the only place nas between Bitėnai village and Rambynas in Lithuania from which Ragainė, Tilžė, walking Hill. They are called the Pantheon of Lithuania trails of Mažvydas open so wide and echoes Minor. This cemetery is the place of eternal rest of Vydūnas choir, sailing down the Nemunas of prominent figures of Lithuania Minor: Mar- Gustav Volberg‘s Restaurant before World War II from his city - Tilžė, to his land - Rambynas. An tynas Jankus and some of his family members, opening in the direction of Ragainė opens a Vilius Storostas - Vydūnas, Jonas Vanagaitis, great panorama to the bend of the Nemunas, Valteris - Kristupas Banaitis, Valteris Didis, Ele- na Grigolaitytė Kondratavičienė.
Recommended publications
  • Vincas Kudirka, Martynas Jankus, Jonas Šliūpas and the Making of Modern Lithuania Charles C

    Vincas Kudirka, Martynas Jankus, Jonas Šliūpas and the Making of Modern Lithuania Charles C

    Georgia State University ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University History Dissertations Department of History Summer 2013 Lithuanians in the Shadow of Three Eagles: Vincas Kudirka, Martynas Jankus, Jonas Šliūpas and the Making of Modern Lithuania Charles C. Perrin Georgia State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/history_diss Recommended Citation Perrin, Charles C., "Lithuanians in the Shadow of Three Eagles: Vincas Kudirka, Martynas Jankus, Jonas Šliūpas and the Making of Modern Lithuania." Dissertation, Georgia State University, 2013. https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/history_diss/35 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Department of History at ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in History Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. LITHUANIANS IN THE SHADOW OF THREE EAGLES: VINCAS KUDIRKA, MARTYNAS JANKUS, JONAS ŠLIŪPAS AND THE MAKING OF MODERN LITHUANIA by CHARLES PERRIN Under the Direction of Hugh Hudson ABSTRACT The Lithuanian national movement in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was an international phenomenon involving Lithuanian communities in three countries: Russia, Germany and the United States. To capture the international dimension of the Lithuanian na- tional movement this study offers biographies of three activists in the movement, each of whom spent a significant amount of time living in one of
  • Politics, Feasts, Festivals SZEGEDI VALLÁSI NÉPRAJZI KÖNYVTÁR BIBLIOTHECA RELIGIONIS POPULARIS SZEGEDIENSIS 36

    Politics, Feasts, Festivals SZEGEDI VALLÁSI NÉPRAJZI KÖNYVTÁR BIBLIOTHECA RELIGIONIS POPULARIS SZEGEDIENSIS 36

    POLITICS, FEASTS, FESTIVALS SZEGEDI VALLÁSI NÉPRAJZI KÖNYVTÁR BIBLIOTHECA RELIGIONIS POPULARIS SZEGEDIENSIS 36. SZERKESZTI/REDIGIT: BARNA, GÁBOR MTA-SZTE RESEARCH GROUP FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGIOUS CULTURE A VALLÁSI KULTÚRAKUTATÁS KÖNYVEI 4. YEARBOOK OF THE SIEF WORKING GROUP ON THE RITUAL YEAR 9. MTA-SZTEMTA-SZTE VALLÁSIRESEARCH GROUP KULTÚRAKUTATÓ FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGIOUS CSOPORT CULTURE POLITICS, FEASTS, FESTIVALS YEARBOOK OF THE SIEF WORKING GROUP ON THE RITUAL YEAR Edited by Gábor BARNA and István POVEDÁK Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology Szeged, 2014 Published with the support of the Hungarian National Research Fund (OTKA) Grant Nk 81502 in co-operation with the MTA-SZTE Research Group for the Study of Religious Culture. Cover: Painting by István Demeter All the language proofreading were made by Cozette Griffin-Kremer, Nancy Cassel McEntire and David Stanley ISBN 978-963-306-254-8 ISSN 1419-1288 (Szegedi Vallási Néprajzi Könyvtár) ISSN 2064-4825 (A Vallási Kultúrakutatás Könyvei ) ISSN 2228-1347 (Yearbook of the SIEF Working Group on the Ritual Year) © The Authors © The Editors All rights reserved Printed in Hungary Innovariant Nyomdaipari Kft., Algyő General manager: György Drágán www.innovariant.hu https://www.facebook.com/Innovariant CONTENTS Foreword .......................................................................................................................... 7 POLITICS AND THE REMEMBraNCE OF THE Past Emily Lyle Modifications to the Festival Calendar in 1600 and 1605 during the Reign of James VI and
  • The Archaeology of the Prussian Crusade

    The Archaeology of the Prussian Crusade

    Downloaded by [University of Wisconsin - Madison] at 05:00 18 January 2017 THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE PRUSSIAN CRUSADE The Archaeology of the Prussian Crusade explores the archaeology and material culture of the Crusade against the Prussian tribes in the thirteenth century, and the subsequent society created by the Teutonic Order that lasted into the six- teenth century. It provides the first synthesis of the material culture of a unique crusading society created in the south-eastern Baltic region over the course of the thirteenth century. It encompasses the full range of archaeological data, from standing buildings through to artefacts and ecofacts, integrated with writ- ten and artistic sources. The work is sub-divided into broadly chronological themes, beginning with a historical outline, exploring the settlements, castles, towns and landscapes of the Teutonic Order’s theocratic state and concluding with the role of the reconstructed and ruined monuments of medieval Prussia in the modern world in the context of modern Polish culture. This is the first work on the archaeology of medieval Prussia in any lan- guage, and is intended as a comprehensive introduction to a period and area of growing interest. This book represents an important contribution to promot- ing international awareness of the cultural heritage of the Baltic region, which has been rapidly increasing over the last few decades. Aleksander Pluskowski is a lecturer in Medieval Archaeology at the University of Reading. Downloaded by [University of Wisconsin - Madison] at 05:00
  • Klaipedos Kr Dainos.Indd

    Klaipedos Kr Dainos.Indd

    Singing tradition of the Klaipėda region preserved in Lithuania and in the émigré communities In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries it was the Lithuanian songs of East Prussia that opened the way for Lithuanian language and culture into Western Europe. The elegiac folk poetry, with characteristically straightforward structure and plain subject matter, fascinated the enlightened minds of artists and scholars, kindling their imagination and providing inspiration for their own creative work. Certain ideas that originated in the Age of Enlightenment and gained currency in Western Europe, coupled with the nascent concern about the newly discovered yet already vanishing layer of traditional culture, lent an important impetus for preservation of that obsolescent culture. It was then that the Lithuanian songs were first recorded, published and researched. The network of Prussian clergymen who were the first collectors of folklore formed around Liudvikas Rėza (Ludwig Rhesa) (1776‒1840), a professor at the University of Königsberg, amassed a priceless repository of Lithuanian non-material culture, which kept growing by the effort of countless devout enthusiasts during the coming two hundred years. The present collection of Songs and Music from the Klaipėda Region is yet another contribution to this ever expanding repository. At long last we will have an opportunity to hear the real sound of what many of us have only known in the form of written down verses, notated melodies, and interpretations thereof. As a matter of fact, no sound recordings of authentic Prussian Lithuanian songs or instrumental music have been published in Lithuania in the course of the 20th century. On the other hand, there was no apparent lack of valuable materials preserved at folklore archives and informants who could have sung Lithuanian folk songs for the compilers of sound anthologies in the middle of 26 the 20th century.
  • Zabiela Review Volume Two of 'Aestiorum Hereditas'

    Zabiela Review Volume Two of 'Aestiorum Hereditas'

    VOLUME II OF AESTIORUM HEREDITAS GINTAUTAS ZABIELA Volume II of Aestiorum Aestiorum II of Volume Hereditas Archeologiczne dziedzictwo Prus Wschodnich w archiwum Feliksa Jakobsona. Das archäeologische Vermächtnis Ostpreußens im Archiv des Felix Jakobson. Austrumprūsijas GINTAUTAS GINTAUTAS ZABIELA arheoloģiskais mantojums Fēliksa Jākobsona arhīvā. Aestiorum He- reditas, vol. II. Warsaw, 2011. 639 pp. + DVD. ISBN 978-62622-14-6 An important publication is now available to archae- The book consists of four chapters. Chapter one fo- ologists and the general public who are interested in cuses on F. Jākobsons and the material he collected. (but not only) the ancient past of the Balts, namely vol- A rather brief characterisation (pp.14-25 of trilingual ume two in the ‘Aestiorum Hereditas’ (The Heritage text, with five illustrations) of Jākobsons is given by of the Aestii) series, which was published in Poland. J. Ciglis, an archaeologist from the National History This volume focuses on the East Prussian archaeologi- Museum of Latvia. During his short life (he drowned cal heritage known from the archives of the Latvian in his 34th year on 25 May 1930 in the River Daugava, archaeologist Felikss Jākobsons (1896–1930). Vol- next to Lucavsala) Jākobsons, a promising researcher ume one, which was published in 2008 and covered from the younger generation of Latvian archaeologists, the inventory books of the Prussia Museum, was fa- worked for only eight years in archaeology. He was vourably received (Fornvännen, 2008, t. 103, p.291, unable to complete any very important work in such J.P. Lamm; Lietuvos archeologija, Vilnius, 2009, t. a short time. This is probably the reason why later he 35, pp.274-275, R.
  • Palaeoseismic Deformations in the Eastern Baltic Region (Kaliningrad District of Russia)

    Palaeoseismic Deformations in the Eastern Baltic Region (Kaliningrad District of Russia)

    Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences, 2017, 66, 3, 119–129 https://doi.org/10.3176/earth.2017.09 Palaeoseismic deformations in the Eastern Baltic region (Kaliningrad District of Russia) Olga Druzhininaa, Albertas Bitinasb, Anatoly Molodkovc and Tatyana Kolesnika a I. Kant Baltic Federal University, A. Nevsky St. 14, Kaliningrad, 236041, Russia; [email protected], [email protected] b Klaipėda University, 84 H. Manto St., Klaipėda LT-92294, Lithuania; [email protected] c Department of Geology, School of Science, Tallinn University of Technology, Ehitajate tee 5, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia; [email protected] Received 12 October 2016, accepted 10 March 2017, available online 8 June 2017 Abstract. The article presents new data on sedimentological structures, which have been discovered at the Ryadino archaeo- logical excavation in the northeast of the Kaliningrad District of Russia (the Šešupė River Valley). Tongue-shaped and dome- shaped diapir-like structures indicate liquefaction-induced features. As the most plausible reason, the earthquake-induced shaking is discussed. A preliminary estimation of the time interval for the seismic event covers the period from the early up to the late Holocene. The reasons for seismic activity in this region can be related to neotectonic movements (including glacio-isostatic rebound) as recorded in the southeastern Baltic Sea area of the Fennoscandian ice sheet margin zone. The relation between a palaeoseismic event and the essential changes in the hydrographic network in the region is also discussed. Key words: palaeoseismicity, liquefaction, soft-sediment deformation structures, glacio-isostatic rebound, Šešupė River valley. INTRODUCTION According to Stewart et al.
  • ES Bendrijoje En 2011.Pdf

    ES Bendrijoje En 2011.Pdf

    2 PRESENTATION Šilutė District Municipality community is proud about evaluation of our activities on European Community ideas by European Council Parliamentary Assembly's Diploma (2006), Flag Honour (2009) and Plaque of Honour (2011). Getting The Europe Dipoma, 2006, Strasbourg. Gettnig the Flag of Honour, 2009, Šilutė. Getting of Plague of Honour Šilutė, 2011. 3 Very exceptional year was 2011: Šilutė celebrated 500 years Anniversary, it was honored as Lithuanian Capital of Culture, and our European activities were awarded by Plaque of Honour. All these Year was full of cultural events, exhibitions, educational activities, variety of presentations, which took place in Šilutė region, and also in the capital of Lithuania - Vilnius. We are proud of our creators, cultural and educational institutions, Monitors communities, non-governmental organizations and businessmen, who were a great team, and organized very exceptional events glorifying Šilutė edge. Šilutė was visited by many guests from Lithuania, foreign delegations and tourists. 4 5 6 7 The Symbol, designed for Silute Lithuanian Cultural Capital – 2011. Logo, designed for Silute 500 Aniversary. We want to assure, that Šilutė region community (located in Klaipeda region, in the western part of Lithuania), which is over 50,000 people will continue to operate at European level and will seek the main prize - the Europe Prize of European Council Parliamentary Assembly. We are democratic, contributing to a range of European actions, organizing the international events; we are actively cooperating with foreign communities, by all means keeping and cherishing our heritage, developing our regional culture. Pamarys region is attractive not only for its exceptional geographical location, unique landscape, but is also famous for its cultural-historical heritage, unique ethnic culture and courageous cultural innovations.
  • LITHUANIA. Nature Tourism Map SALDUS JELGAVA DOBELE IECAVA AIZKRAUKLE

    LITHUANIA. Nature Tourism Map SALDUS JELGAVA DOBELE IECAVA AIZKRAUKLE

    LITHUANIA. Nature tourism map SALDUS JELGAVA DOBELE IECAVA AIZKRAUKLE LIEPĀJA L AT V I A 219 Pikeliai BAUSKA Laižuva Nemunėlio 3 6 32 1 Radviliškis LITHUANIA. Kivyliai Židikai MAŽEIKIAI 34 ŽAGARĖ 170 7 NAUJOJI 7 Skaistgirys E 0 2 0 KAMANOS ŽAGARĖ 9 SKUODAS 4 AKMENĖ 36 1 153 1 Ylakiai NATURE REGIONAL 5 Kriukai Tirkšliai 3 Medeikiai 1 RESERVE 6 PARK Krakiai 5 5 5 1 NATURE TOURISM MAP Žemalė Bariūnai Žeimelis AKMENĖ Kruopiai Užlieknė 31 Jurdaičiai 1 2 Rinkuškiai Širvenos ež. Lenkimai VIEKŠNIAI 5 JONIŠKIS 0 Saločiai Daukšiai 4 9 Balėnos BIRŽAI Mosėdis E 6 SCALE 1 : 800 000 6 BIRŽAI 8 VENTA 7 REGIONAL 1 SEDA 2 N e 35 Barstyčiai 37 1 PARK Gataučiai 5 2 m VENTA 2 1 u 1 5 n Žemaičių Vaškai 2 ė Papilė 1 l SALANTAI Kalvarija REGIONAL is Plinkšių PARK Raubonys REGIONAL ež. Gruzdžiai 2 PARK 1 Linkavičiai A 3 Grūšlaukė Nevarėnai LINKUVA Pajiešmeniai 1 4 2 1 4 Krinčinas 6 1 3 A 1 6 1 Ustukiai Meškuičiai Mūša Juodupė Darbėnai SALANTAI -Li Šventoji Platelių Tryškiai 15 el Alsėdžiai 5 up 1 Narteikiai ė 5 ež. 1 1 Plateliai Drąsučiai 2 PASVALYS 4 6 ŽEMAITIJA Naisiai 0 2 TELŠIAI Eigirdžiai Verbūnai 15 2 Lygumai PANDĖLYS Šateikiai NATIONAL KURŠĖNAI JONIŠKĖLIS Girsūdai Kūlupėnai PARK Degaičiai E272 A11 Kužiai PAKRUOJIS Meškalaukis ROKIŠKIS Rūdaičiai 8 Skemai 1 1 VABALNINKAS Mastis Dūseikiai A 50 0 A 1 11 Micaičiai a Rainiai t A PALANGA a 1 i n Ginkūnai 9 o č Klovainiai Ryškėnai e 2 Prūsaliai Babrungas y Vijoliai u Kavoliškis OBELIAI 72 Viešvėnai v V v E2 ir Kairiai ė Pumpėnai .
  • 202 Since 1961 Application of Aerial Photogrammetric Technology For

    202 Since 1961 Application of Aerial Photogrammetric Technology For

    since 1961 BALTICA Volume 32 Number 2 December 2019: 202–209 https://doi.org/10.5200/baltica.2019.2.7 Application of aerial photogrammetric technology for determination and parametrization of areas affected by extraction of raw materials Audrius Armanavičius, Jonas Satkūnas Armanavičius, A., Satkūnas, J. Application of aerial photogrammetric technology for determination and para- metrization of areas affected by extraction of raw materials. Baltica, 32 (2), 202–209. Vilnius. ISSN 0067-3064. Manuscript submitted 19 July 2019 / Accepted 27 November 2019 / Published online 12 December 2019 © Baltica 2019 Abstract. Extraction of mineral raw materials is increasing due to economic development and must be a nor- mal process under due control and environmental supervision. However, there are a number of sites where the exploitation was stopped and mining sites were abandoned without proper restoration. Also, there are sites where mineral resources were or are extracted illegally thus making significant damage to the environment and economy. In order to collect information on land impacted by mining and extraction activities, for the first time a special project was carried out for the entire territory of Lithuania. The project consisted of gathering of information on damaged areas from various sources, field surveys and systematization of collected data. In or- der to obtain volumetric data, a special technology of aerial photogrammetry was developed and successfully applied. It was detected that the number of damaged sites > 0.3 ha reached up to 3,300. It is estimated that a total amount of illegally extracted minerals in last 15–20 years could be up to 15 million m3.
  • UNIVERSITY of TURKU Faculty of Humanities Baltic Sea Region Studies

    UNIVERSITY of TURKU Faculty of Humanities Baltic Sea Region Studies

    UNIVERSITY OF TURKU Faculty of Humanities Baltic Sea Region Studies Master’s Thesis BECOMING LOCALS IN A BORDERLAND OF EXILES. SENSE OF PLACE IN THE STORIES OF LITHUANIA MINOR DWELLERS. Camilla Marucco Turku August 2014 The originality of this thesis has been checked in accordance with the University of Turku quality assurance system using the Turnitin Originality Check service. THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU Baltic Sea Region Studies Faculty of Humanities MARUCCO, CAMILLA: Becoming Locals in a Borderland of Exiles. Sense of Place in the Stories of Lithuania Minor Dwellers. Master’s thesis, 119 p., 1 appendix page Baltic Sea Region Studies August 2014 This thesis deals with sense of place, the relation that we construct with our dwelling and the surrounding environment. The topic belongs to the field of human geography. Sense of place is deeply intertwined with the ideas of feeling at home and having a place where to return. I argue that narratives of life experience help us relate to the places we inhabit, go through, leave. My analysis concerns Lithuania Minor, the Lithuanian region lying by the border with Kaliningrad, and focuses in particular on Vilkyškiai, a village in the municipality of Pagėgiai. Most of the area’s original population disappeared in the war. After 1945, people from all over the country and the USSR settled here. This raised the prickly question of who belongs to the borderland. Refugees, migrants and settlers allow us to observe closely the development of sense of place and its main constituents. Through this analysis, I challenge the idea of people’s natural rights to places and shows how time, engagement in local-based cultural activities and recollection help foreigners become locals.
  • Politics and Festivals: Lithuania’S Shrove and Midsummer

    Politics and Festivals: Lithuania’S Shrove and Midsummer

    POLITICS AND FESTIVALS: LITHUANIA’S ShrOVE AND MIDSummER Žilvytis Šaknys Ethnology Department. Lithuanian Institute of History Kražių 5 Vilnius Lithuania LT-11081 E-mail: [email protected] Abstract: As David I. Kertzner mentioned, ritual is important in all political systems, and pointed out the many ways ritual is employed in politics. In my article, based on personal field- work material, manuscripts, published and internet sources, I tried to analyze how the festivals like Shrove (Lith. Užgavėnės) and Midsummer (Lith. Joninės, Rasos, Kupolės) have been useful for pursuing political goals in Lithuania during different periods: the National Revival (late 19th century), the interwar period (1918–1940), Soviet Lithuania (1940-1941; 1944–1989), and modern independent Lithuania. Analysis of the two folk festivals shows that they can acquire a political reality and embody great power in performing various tasks: fighting for national revival or independence, fighting against Christianity, creating a new pagan religion, or forming an ethnic cultural space for emigrants. But each festival can embody different possibilities for acquiring this power depending on the time, the place, the festival’s former content, and even historical memory. Keywords: Lithuania, Lithuania Minor, history, politics, ritual year, Midsummer, Shrove In 1989 and 2005 the present author conducted fieldwork among the Lithuanian population in the vicinity of Puńsk (North Poland). The analysis of the seasonal festivals there supports the statement that in modern society, traditions are no longer understood as customs which have been handed down and embraced from generation to generation. Lithuanian cultural symbols can be used to invent, modify, and even take over traditions, showing that the ethnic cultural level takes priority over the local one.
  • Varpo“ Puslapiuose (1889–1905)

    Varpo“ Puslapiuose (1889–1905)

    ISSN 0204–2061. KNYGOTYRA. 2009. 52 MARTYNO JANKAUS IR PRŪSų LIETUVIų TAUTINĖS KULTŪRINĖS VEIKLOS ATSPINDYS „VARPO“ PUSLAPIUOSE (1889–1905) SILVA POCYTĖ Klaipėdos universiteto Baltijos regiono istorijos ir archeologijos institutas H. Manto g. 84, LT-92294 Klaipėda, Lietuva El. paštas: [email protected] „Varpas“ – 1889–1905 m. Prūsų Lietuvoje leistas laikraštis, skirtas Didžiajai Lietuvai, kuri tuo metu pri� klausė Rusijos imperijai ir 1864–1904 m. išgyveno lietuviškos spaudos lotyniškais rašmenimis draudimą. Straipsnyje remiantis „Varpe“ spausdintais tekstais atskleidžiamos Prūsų lietuvio (lietuvininko) Martyno Jankaus ir kitų lietuvininkų kultūrinio judėjimo dalyvių veiklos aspiracijos, analizuojamos svarbiausios to meto tautiškumo aktualijos Prūsų Lietuvoje, pateikiamas Didžiosios Lietuvos lietuvių požiūris į lietu� vininkus. Tarp „Varpo“ leidėjų ir autorių buvo lietuvininkai M. Jankus, Marta Zauniūtė, Jurgis Lapinas; lietuviškumo padėtį Prūsų Lietuvoje gvildeno ir Didžiosios Lietuvos atstovai Vincas Kudirka, Jonas Ba� sanavičius, Vincas Mickevičius, Jonas Šliūpas ir kt. „Varpo“ turinyje išskiriama keletas dominuojančių su Prūsų Lietuva susijusių potemių: tautiškumo situacija ir lietuvininkų nutautėjimo problema, lietuviškai kalbančių gyventojų skaičiaus mažėjimas, lietuvininkų kultūrinė ir politinė veikla, Didžiosios ir Prūsų Lie� tuvos lietuvių bendradarbiavimas ir jo trukdžiai. Reikšminiai žodžiai: „Auszra“, „Varpas“, Martynas Jankus, Vincas Kudirka, Jonas Basanavičius, Jonas Šliūpas, „Birutė“, tautiškumas, Prūsų Lietuva,